Remember a loved one in a unique way this Christmas
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
People can remember a loved one living or deceased in a unique way this Christmas by sponsoring a light on the Christmas tree at University Hospital Galway.
Read more ...HSE staff must be paid entitlements says Crowe
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Expenses due to HSE workers should be paid immediately and Government party TDs, councillors, and senators must come out publicly and demand action on the issue.
This is the view of Fianna Fáil councillor Michael J Crowe who said the announcement by the HSE that up to €15 million in expenses are going to be pushed into 2012 is “completely unacceptable and must be reversed”.
Read more ...Clare man charged with robbing Christmas market trader
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
A Clare man charged with following and then robbing a trader during last year’s Continental Christmas Market was remanded in custody when he appeared at Galway District Court last week.
Read more ...BAI launches investigation into RTÉ’s handling of defamatory Prime Time programme
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced that it is to conduct an inquiry into an RTÉ programme which defamed Ahascragh priest, Fr Kevin Reynolds.
Read more ...Public lecture for Occupy Galway
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
NUI Galway philosophy lecturer Dr Miles Kennedy will give a public lecture at the Occupy Galway site on Eyre Square.
Read more ...Christmas cake sale for Bish rowing
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
St Joseph’s College Rowing Club is holding a Christmas cake sale and coffee morning to raise funds for the club.
Read more ...Launch of ‘Empowering Traveller Women Entrepreneurs’ project
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
The ‘Empowering Traveller Women Entrepreneurs’ (ETWE) project is to be officially launched next Monday, December 5, at the Ballybane Enterprise Centre where the Galway Traveller Movement will host an event for women to share their experiences about how they are overcoming barriers in business.
The ETWE programme is funded under the Equality for Women Measure and is supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the Human Capital Investment Operational Programme and the Department of Justice and Equality. Having received funding until the end of April next year the ETWE project’s goal is to support Traveller women who are interested in business.
Read more ...Pain: Symptom or disease?
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
When I interviewed Dr. David Finn of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at NUI, Galway, I alluded at first to a statement I found in one of his recently published papers: “The study of stress-induced analgesia has enhanced our understanding of the fundamental physiology of pain and stress and can be a useful approach for uncovering new therapeutic targets for the treatment of pain and stress-related disorders.”
Read more ...Bank of Ireland hosts ‘Taste of Salthill’ event
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
There was certainly plenty of community spirit on show at the recent ‘Taste of Salthill’ event held at the Bank of Ireland Salthill branch where fantastic food and other services from many of the local businesses were on show for all to experience.
Read more ...Event to highlight obstacles faced by people with disabilities
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
An event to highlight the obstacles people with disabilities encounter every day in Galway takes place this weekend.
The event, billed as a ‘Public Awareness Speakout, To End Exclusion’ takes place this Saturday at 1pm beside the Oscar Wilde statue on Shop Street. It coincides with the last day of National Accessibility Week.
Read more ...Tuck into Ireland’s wild delights for cancer charity
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Taste the delights of Ireland’s wild game and fish at a ‘Gourmet Extravaganza’ in Athenry tomorrow evening in aid of Cancer Care West.
Read more ...‘Buy Local, Buy Irish’ this Christmas
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Thousands of Galway’s consumers are making last minute preparations for their Christmas shopping. With this in mind, Agri Aware today launched a consumer campaign encouraging the public to source local Irish produce and support over 250,000 people employed in the agri-food industry.
Read more ...Galway’s budding young scientists entertained at festival
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Some 24,000 visitors thronged NUIG on Sunday to enjoy the 2011 Galway Science and Technology Festival Exhibition.
Read more ...Joyce Supermarkets launches new interactive website for customers today
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
The Joyce supermarket ads in the Galway Advertiser every week have achieved a cult status among canny shoppers — and from tomorrow those ads and much more will be carried on the new website for the Joyces Supermarket Group — www.joycesupermarket.ie
The website was designed for the top supermarket chain by Galway-based The Results Group, which has come up with a stylish and navigable site created to help Joyce Supermarket customers interact with the stores.
Read more ...Public urged to support Save St Francis Home march
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
The public are being urged to take part in a solidarity march on Sunday at 2pm being organised by an action group committed to saving St Francis Community Nursing Home in Newcastle from closure.
Read more ...Claddagh houses to be connected to city’s main sewerage works
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Forty houses in the Claddagh, which are discharging raw sewage into the River Corrib, are to be connected to the city’s main sewerage works.
Read more ...Crowe slams council budget proposals to cut Ironman funding
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
A Galway City councillor has vowed not the support any budget that does not include funding for next year’s Ironman event.
Read more ...Festive treats at Coole
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
On Sunday, December 4, Christmas will be marked at Coole Park, with the lighting of a Christmas tree, and free Christmas treats.
Read more ...Local financial advisor becomes a certified financial planner
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Orla Murray of Orla Murray Financial Services has recently graduated from UCD with a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning leading to CFP certification from Financial Planning Standards Board Ireland.
Read more ...What have Labour ever done for us?
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
The shock resignation of ‘Super’ Junior Minister for Housing Willie Penrose in recent weeks has rocked the Labour Party in the lead up to the first Budget which the Coalition will soon deliver.
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